Brief Life History of Nettie Bell
When Nettie Bell Obits was born on 2 February 1884, in Plainfield Township, Kent, Michigan, United States, her father, Frederich Opitz, was 44 and her mother, Elizabeth Schmidt "Smith", was 42. She married William Jerome Reynolds on 16 August 1909, in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, United States in 1910 and North Plains Township, Ionia, Michigan, United States in 1920. She died in 1970, in Hubbardston, North Plains Township, Ionia, Michigan, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Hubbardston, North Plains Township, Ionia, Michigan, United States.
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- Nettie Obetz in household of Frerick Obetz, "Michigan State Census, 1894"
- Nettie Obits, "Michigan Births, 1867-1902"
- Nettie Obety, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
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1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1887 · The Bagley Memorial Fountain
"The Bagley Memorial Fountain was erected in 1887 with funds from the estate of John Judson Bagley. Bagley's will ordered the construction of the drinking fountain which would provide the people of Detroit ""water cold and pure as the coldest mountain stream."" H.H. Richards was the architect for the Romanesque-style, pink granite, lionhead fountain. It is engraved with the words, ""TESTAMENTARY GIFT FOR THE PEOPLE FROM JOHN JUDSON BAGLEY A.D. MDCCCLXXXVII""."
1907 · Not for profit elections
The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.
Name Meaning
Pet form derived from various girls' names ending in the syllable -nette, for example Annette and Jeannette , with the diminutive suffix -ie. It had a brief vogue in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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